Tenders Are Invited For Monitoring Of Lime Forest Fungi In The Period 2026 - 2028

monitoring Of Lime Forest Fungi In The Period 2026 - 2028 . Descriptionthe Norwegian Environment Agency Wishes To Continue Monitoring Lime Forest Fungi, And Carry Out A Third Round Of Monitoring In The Period 2026-2028, With A Final Report In 2029. The Overall Purpose Of The Program Is To Monitor Red-Listed/Threatened Mushroom Species That Have All Or Large Parts (≫50%) Of Their Habitat Within Lime Forest (Lime Forest Mushrooms). It Is Also Desirable That Other Linden Forest Fungi And Other Red-Listed, Soil-Dwelling Fungal Species That Can Occur In Linden Forest Are Included. Furthermore, The Monitoring Must Record Short-Term And Long-Term Changes In The Populations Of The Fungal Species. In Addition, The Program Must Record Influencing Factors And Environmental Variables That Are Important For The Management Of Lime Forests. The Monitoring Is Based On Previous Monitoring Of Linden Forest And Linden Forest Fungi, Which Was Initiated As Part Of The Arko Project (Areas For Red List Species &Ndash; Mapping And Monitoring). The First Round Of Monitoring Was Carried Out In The Period 2013-2015 (Brandrud Et Al., 2016) And The Second Round In The Period 2019-2021 (Brandrud Et Al., 2022). In The Second Round, Two Pilot Studies Were Also Carried Out, In 2019 And 2021, Using Environmental Dna From Soil Samples. The Procurement Has A Total Cost Frame Of Up To Nok 4,500,000 (Excl. Vat) Including Options.